DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.5 - - 36.6 - - 40.2 - - 35.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 208 - - 295 - - 182 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2892 - - 3490 - - 3502 - - 1008 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2577 - - 3163 - - 2975 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3781 - - 4379 - - 4391 - - 1897 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 690 - - 798 - - 899 - - 1944 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 414 - - 355 - - 67 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 14 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 5 - - 6 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 108 - - 100 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - 6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 66 - - -573 - - -1353 - - -1777 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3715 - - 4952 - - 5745 - - 3674 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9212 - - -10506 - - -10528 - - -12345 ODpotential blCL - - - 12993 - - 14885 - - 14919 - - 14242 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 74 - - 74 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.5 - - 36.6 - - 40.2 - - 35.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.0 - - 18.5 - - 18.6 - - 22.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.5 - - 35.1 - - 39.1 - - 35.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.8 - - 17.4 - - 17.4 - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 208 - - 295 - - 182 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2892 - - 3490 - - 3502 - - 1008 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96434 25 246 33 224 38 233 36 253 96434 89128 29 250 32 242 39 263 34 244 89128 83504 24 258 18 251 32 251 30 255 83504 78869 18 259 19 258 27 245 30 254 78869 74882 28 267 24 272 25 243 36 261 74882 71340 37 273 35 284 29 273 33 266 71340 68119 35 271 37 272 38 284 36 276 68119 65151 26 256 32 256 38 276 40 273 65151 62378 28 281 30 263 40 274 41 274 62378 59665 44 293 40 279 47 277 48 283 59665 56826 53 287 49 281 51 280 52 285 56826 53889 53 276 54 280 55 281 52 284 53889 51095 51 273 55 275 56 276 50 284 51095 48591 50 279 53 276 52 277 51 283 48591 46355 54 284 52 280 52 281 50 281 46355 44334 57 286 51 284 53 281 47 284 44334 42491 60 290 53 291 53 287 50 290 42491 40801 68 291 62 291 57 290 59 290 40801 39250 73 289 66 285 66 288 63 287 39250 37825 75 291 67 289 70 289 63 292 37825 36504 80 293 71 292 72 292 65 296 36504 35236 80 291 73 292 75 293 67 295 35236 33945 76 290 75 294 77 293 67 293 33945 32600 72 295 81 299 76 293 67 289 32600 31202 70 300 85 300 75 294 64 286 31202 29737 69 299 77 299 70 291 62 286 29737 28192 71 295 69 296 64 288 60 287 28192 26569 70 293 64 295 55 290 56 288 26569 24867 70 291 63 292 53 297 50 290 24867 23088 70 291 61 292 52 298 45 290 23088 21235 67 294 58 293 49 298 41 290 21235 19301 63 296 55 295 46 299 38 288 19301 17284 59 298 52 295 44 297 38 285 17284 15223 52 307 49 296 41 295 38 286 15223 13235 30 308 40 303 37 296 31 291 13235 11431 19 302 24 302 28 295 24 290 11431 9834 16 290 13 303 18 279 21 278 9834 8423 15 289 10 305 12 262 20 272 8423 7178 12 307 8 316 8 259 14 259 7178 6079 11 335 5 349 5 250 12 219 6079 5113 10 005 5*110 4*148 11 195 5113 4271 10*060 5*111 5*117 10 187 4271 3532 10*063 6 111 6 110 9 169 3532 2872 11 063 5 108 6 102 10 136 2872 2290 11 063 5 107 6 097 13*111 2290 1806 11 062 5 105 6 093 14*104 1806 1434 10 062 5 104 6 091 14 100 1434 1179 10 061 5 103 6 090 13 098 1179 1024 9 062 5 104 6 089 12 097 1024 935 8 061 4 103 5 089 9 096 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography